New High Speed Racer from Airbus Heli
 

This looks interesting :)

? Airbus Helicopters reveals Racer high-speed demonstrator configuration

Nice, looks more passenger loading friendly than the X3

But still the side rotors look like they need to be shut down for passenger loading/unloading (and compared to any "classical" concept, you now have 3 rotors instead of 2 to secure/guard).
And I do not see a possibility for winch operations while in hover. This could be too close to the side rotors/props.
Additionally, landing on a parking lot between some already parked cars (which I´ve already seen sometiimes in HEMS), also seems more difficult with that "wide body".


Where do I miss the point? Why is AH declaring this concept suitable for HEMS?


Thracian

Looks an interesting concept if used for simple passenger ops or as an executive design - agree with Thracian's points re winch use etc, which would appear to render it incompatible with any other work

But they're "pusher" props, aren't they? I think the idea is that the passengers/winch cable would be separated by the "box" formed by the side support struts.

total width is the same as the MR disk. pusher rotor will have rotor break to stop upon entering landing phase. Aux rotor will only turn on after ground ops is completed and ready to take off.

That's interesting - you recon they will stop the pushers for landing although there seems to be no tail rotor??😳
Then in advance - happy landings😉

When does a pusher rotor become a propeller?
Come on, admit it - it's part of airbus' grand scheme to replace helicopters with fixed wing aircraft. Sneaky, very sneaky.. :E

Obviously it will be after touch down before door opening.
Happy nitpicking

Airbus Helicopters RACER
 

onjour toute le monde :)

I attended le Bourget last week and saw AH unveil with Clean Skies - the RACER - Rapid And Cost Effective Rotorcraft high speed. It is estiamted to cost 20 percent more than conventional rotorcraft so ehre ar emy photos of the Clean SKies booth stand a week ago. Unlie X3 demonstrator, the props are pushed at rear

cheers

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV52HAdYIgM

Assembly begins
 

Airbus RACER (Rapid And Cost Effective Rotorcraft) begins assembly in anticipation of 2022 first flight.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-n...h_cY_b4dH4zWdw

Taking Shape
 

It’s taking shape

https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news...kes-shape.html


https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....f59de3ecf.jpeg
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....687c8adf5.jpeg

Looks roomy inside! more atune to the H175 inside space than the the H160?

more like a bigger 145

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....8f2185cc9.jpeg
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....679636d16.jpeg

Racer Colors
 

Assembly getting closer to completion with its color scheme now


cheers

Any news on how they are doing with the door handles?

Thought the Renault 4 went out of production long ago.......

Ahhh Mon Dieux, La Renault 4, all my childhood, great design it was. I take those handles anytime

What Components are Behind Schedule?
 

Not meaning to sound negative, but my experience with new aircraft designs is that the paint is not applied until after first flight. This is for two reasons;

1) Paint is not required to achieve a first flight milestone.

2) Until all the aircraft, functional testing and ground runs are completed, aircraft paint is susceptible to damage.

The only reason I can imagine to deviate from this practice is, the marketing people need something to report, and major components are running late.

That said, I wish Racer engineers the best of luck.